Owner's Manual

36 Menu Guide
Choose a file format and compression ratio (image quality).
Image Quality
G button ➜ C photo shooting menu
Option File type Description
NEF (RAW) NEF
RAW data from the image sensor are saved
without additional processing. Settings such as
white balance and contrast can be adjusted
after shooting.
NEF (RAW)+
JPEG fine★/
NEF (RAW)+
JPEG fine
NEF/
JPEG
Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW)
image and one fine-quality JPEG image.
NEF (RAW)+
JPEG normal★/
NEF (RAW)+
JPEG normal
Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW)
image and one normal-quality JPEG image.
NEF (RAW)+
JPEG basic★/
NEF (RAW)+
JPEG basic
Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW)
image and one basic-quality JPEG image.
JPEG fine★/
JPEG fine
JPEG
Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of
roughly 1 : 4 (fine quality).
JPEG normal★/
JPEG normal
Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of
roughly 1 : 8 (normal quality).
JPEG basic★/
JPEG basic
Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of
roughly 1 : 16 (basic quality).
A JPEG Compression
Image quality options with a star (“★”) use compression intended to
ensure maximum quality; the size of the files varies with the scene.
Options without a star use a type of compression designed to produce
smaller files; files tend to be roughly the same size regardless of the
scene recorded.